Vinyl Plank Installation Considerations

 PLEASE READ FOLLOWING INFORMATION BEFORE INSTALLATION   

Joy Life Vinyl Plank is interior use only, don’t use rooms that are not temperature controlled. It’s click-lock floating floor and should be allowed to expand and contract freely, It can’t be nailed or glued to the subfloor. Never install cabinets, vanities, islands, fish tank and similar heavy items on top of our floating vinyl plank floor. If installing in a sunny area, or in front of a glass patio door or window that gets a lot of heat, be extra careful to maintain that expansion space. Never install our floating vinyl plank floor over carpet, carpet pad, cushioned vinyl flooring, floating flooring, laminate, rubber, cork,  enginerred or solid wood flooring which over concret, or any other moisture sensitive material attached to on-grade concrete. Joy Life Vinyl Plank is pad attached, can’t lay extra pad.

Installation Joy Life Vinyl Plank must follow the Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) & ASTM F-710 require. Make sure your subfloor is even and clean, the subfloor must be within the tolerance of flatness of 3/16” on a 10’ span. Exposing the vinyl plank for 24 hours allows the vinyl planks to acclimate to conditions of the room where it will be installed, maintaining an optimum room temperature of measure 50 to 100 fahrenheit degree and humidity range of 30-50% is recommended. Moisture levels of concrete slabs before, during and after installation must be ≤ 3lbs per 1000sqft per 24 hours. Lay 6 mil moisture barrier on subfloor before installing the vinyl plank. Must put transition to divide each area over 60’x60’ with 1/8” gap to expand. The transition can’t be nailed or gluedown on the vinyl plank. Make sure there is a 1/4″ gap at all vertical obstructions, such as dry wall, door frames, column, cabinet, fireplace etc, and do not install the baseboards or quarter round too tight. Nail quarter round or other trim into the wall,not the floor. The floating floor has to be able to move freely underneath the baseboards or quiarter round. 

Daily use: Maintain an appropriate indoor temperature and use glass doors and window treatments to block direct sunlight, never pull, push or drag furnitures, appliances or other items across the floor. When moving furniture or heavy items, always lift and carry the items. Locking system and wear layer may be damaged by roll chair, wheel chair also, must put mat cover all use area on the floor.

Don’t use Bleaches, Detergent based cleaners, ammonia, abrasive and shine products etc to clean flooring.

If not follow the above installation considerations, warranty will be void.